Athletics

Great Britain were unable to extend their run of global relay medals as the mixed 4x400m team fell short of a podium place on the opening night of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Team GB made the podium in every relay event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, supplying five …

Japan celebrated the return to Tokyo of a premier global sporting event with a medal in a curtain-raising 35km race walk contested in gruelling conditions at the World Athletics Championships. Despite the road race start times being moved 30 minutes earlier than scheduled, in anticipation of the heat over the …

Great Britain’s defending 1500m world champion Josh Kerr is “excited to retain” his title at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BBC News

A weekend shooting party at a country mansion turns into a murder mystery BBC News

There are plenty of transferable skills between rugby and hammer throwing, especially the combination of strength, power and agility that are needed. But Norris’ event is one of the most complex to master in track and field. It involves a metal ball, weighing 7.26kg for men and 4kg for women, …

United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton has been handed a four-year ban after the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upheld appeals from World Athletics and the World Anti-Doping Agency against a decision not to suspend him. The 21-year-old tested positive for trenbolone – a banned substance used for muscle growth …

British sprinter Daryll Neita believes all athletes who took part in the inaugural Grand Slam Track season are still owed money. The fourth and final leg of Grand Slam Track – the athletics competition backed by Olympic great Michael Johnson – was cancelled in June because of economic concerns. American …

Early foundations “He’s probably vaulted more hours than anybody else in the world.” Todd Lane is a track and field coach at Louisiana State University (LSU), where Duplantis spent a year before leaving to turn professional.  Lane got to know Duplantis when he coached his brother Andreas, who was also …

To ensure the safety of participants, World Athletics has a heat rule which can be applied when temperatures get too high. The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) scale is used to determine whether the heat rule should be enforced. The WBGT measures heat stress in direct sunlight, which involves observing …

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Letsile Tebogo and Beatrice Chebet are both chasing a first senior world title, while Prudence Sekgodiso is aiming to repeat her success from the World Indoor Championships earlier this year More than 2,200 athletes have entered the 2025 World Athletics Championship, and a stellar list …

The US pole vaulter on what happened when he tested positive for Covid at Tokyo Olympics BBC News

‘I’m even better than I was last year’ – Hodgkinson gears up for Tokyo BBC News

To that extent, Hodgkinson views everything which could follow as a bonus. The challenges of the past year have provided a sense of freedom rarely granted to Olympic champions – and which she is unlikely to have felt since her most recent visit to Tokyo thrust her into the spotlight. …

While his newfound fame has served as a “reality check”, opening his eyes to homophobic abuse, he says the majority of interactions have been “overwhelmingly positive”. After growing up without a role model in sport, he hopes he can inspire future athletes. “A lot of my gay inspiration I got …

British 400m hurdler Seamus Derbyshire speaks to BBC Sport’s Jo Currie about how bringing his personality to the track has helped restore his confidence, and go viral on TikTok, much to his surprise. READ MORE: Hurdler taking TikTok moves to start line at Worlds Available to UK users only. BBC …

However, unlike during the pandemic-delayed Games in Japan four years ago, the marathon and race walk events will remain in Tokyo. In 2021, both events were moved to the cooler northern city of Sapporo due to heat concerns. Both the men’s and women’s race walks are scheduled to start at …

Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis chats about his record-breaking heights BBC News

Getty Images The aerial view on the medals incorrectly used an outline of Sunderland and the River Wear Great North Run organisers have apologised after medals given to participants in this year’s event featured the wrong city and river. About 60,000 people completed the 13.1m (21km) half-marathon on Sunday with …

What happened when Sam Kendricks tested positive for Covid at the Tokyo Olympics BBC News

Saturday 13 September Gold medal events: 5 – men’s and women’s 45km walks, men’s shot put, women’s 10,000m and mixed 4x400m relay 23:55-04:10 – live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online 09:30-11:45 – live coverage on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and online 11:45-14:45 – live coverage on BBC …